The NCSC took a couple of weeks for the holidays, Whilst they have been away, Smart Thinking kept you up with the cybersecurity news you needed to know about. Weekly Threat Report 7th January 2022 – NCSC.GOV.UK
Phishing Campaign aimed at Google Workspace users
It is common for cyber-criminals to exploit legitimate software and business practices to carry out their attacks. Bad actors are now abusing the comments feature of Google Docs, to send users malicious links via email. Hackers exploit Google Docs in new phishing campaign – TechRepublic Initiating a cyber attack via …
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A specific but large target – but what does it do?
Targeting Chinese speaking people gives you a lot of potential targets but the researcher at SANS was unsure what this malicious does. Malicious Python Script Targeting Chinese People – SANS Internet Storm Center
Hackers reuse code as well
It is a classic move of any developer to reuse code – actually it is a professional move to reuse code that you know works. So it is no surprise that hackers take professional steps to ensure their malware attacks work. Even taking legitimate code from GitHub. Code Reuse In …
A malicious script that only one AV package detected!
SANS Internet Storm is reporting on a simple, non-obfuscated batch file script that evaded detection. A Simple Batch File That Blocks People – SANS Internet Storm Centre